FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Boston Scientific Corporation: TWISTER PLUS 22mm Rotatable Retrieval Device (Box of 10 configuration) Universal Product Number (UPN):M00561412. Distributed by: Boston Scientific, Natick, MA. Manufactured by: Horizons International Corp., Costa Rica Intended to be used in flexible endoscopes as a retrieval device for foreign body objects, such as polyps and food boluses.
- Recall number
- Z-0721-2014
- Recalling firm
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Product
- TWISTER PLUS 22mm Rotatable Retrieval Device (Box of 10 configuration) Universal Product Number (UPN):M00561412. Distributed by: Boston Scientific, Natick, MA. Manufactured by: Horizons International Corp., Costa Rica Intended to be used in flexible endoscopes as a retrieval device for foreign body objects, such as polyps and food boluses.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-11-20
- Posted
- 2014-01-11
- Terminated
- 2015-02-24
- Reason
- Sterility of device may be compromised due to lack of pouch seal integrity
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Boston Scientific issued Customer Notification letters to US accounts via Federal Express Priority mail on November 20, 2013. The notification instructs the account to check their inventory, remove any affected product from their inventory, and return it to Boston Scientific. The notification also requests the completion of a Reply Verification Tracking Form.
- Quantity
- 740 eaches
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, and Netherlands.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Numbers: H13061101, H13062403, H13062404, H13071301
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- FGX
- Firm FEI
- 3005099803
- Firm city
- Marlborough
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28